Alva was President of the Farmers and Merchants Bank of Hartford, Connecticut, at the time of his death from apoplexy on 6 December 1883. He was buried in Cedar Hill Cemetery, Hartford, Connecticut.
Children of Alva and Sarah Isabelle (Pease) Oatman, all b. Brooklyn, NY:
1588 Richard Edward, b. 11 Mar 1856 (15 Nov. 1856 per Weeks); d. 7 Mar 1925
1589 Henry/Harry Pease, b. 31 Mar 1858; d. 21 Sep 1858, Suffield, CT
1590 Laura Isabel, b. 21 Jun 1859; m. Charles Egbert Bailey of Coxsackie, NY, on 25 Feb 1885; he was b. 12 Oct 1852 (20 Jul 1852 per Weeks). Children, surname Bailey:
A Laura Oatman, b. 6 Oct 1886, Coxsackie, NYB Charles Egbert, b. 9 Nov 1889
C William Alva, b. 12 Oct 1891
1591 Clara Abigail, b. 10 Aug 1861; m. William Lee Howard of Hartford, CT, on 7 Jul 1885. Children, surname Howard:
A William Lee, b. 18 Dec 1887, New York City
1592 Alva, b. 3 Aug 1865; d. 23 Jul 1930; m. Helen Bacon, 24 Sep 1873
Weeks, Harriet Morse, Descendants of Richard Hayes of Lyme, Connecticut, through his son, Titus Hayes [1904]
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